Unit1TheOnlineWorld

Thetopics
A. Onlineservicesandcommunication
B. ComponentsoftheInternet
C. IssueswithOperatingonline

OnlineServicesandCommunication
Lesson1OnlineServices
Inthislessonyoucovered:

Onlineservices
Communication,realtimeinformation,commerce,government,education,virtual
learningenvironments,business,entertainment,downloadservices
Keytermsinonlinecommunication

HelpfulWords:

ProfileOnlinebiography
NetworkoffriendsGroupoffriendsonline
OnlinecommunityCommunityofpeopleonline
VirtualworldTheworldoftheonlinecommunity(i.e.nottherealworld)
ChatCommunicatinginrealtimeonline
ChatroomAvirtualsettingwheregroupsofpeoplecancommunicateinrealtime
NetiquetteOnlineetiquette(e.g.beingawareofotherpeople'sfeelings)

Lesson2OnlineAdvertising
Inthislessonyoucovered:

Onlineservices
Featuresofadvertisingonline:
captureattention
retaininterest
payperclick

Lesson3OnlineCommunication
Inthislessonyoucovered:

Onlinecommunication
Socialnetworking
Instantmessaging
Realtimecommunication(VoIP)
BlogsandVlogs
Podcasts
Wikis
Clientandserverroles

HelpfulWords:

Electronicmail(email)sendamessagetoanotherpersonorpersons

Instantmessaging(chat)sendshortmessagestoanotherpersonforrealtimechat
Newsgroupasitewheregroupsofpeoplecanreadandwriteinformationof
commoninterest
Socialnetworkingsiteswhereyoucanmeetandinteractwithpeoplealloverthe
world
Conferencinggroupsofpeopleindifferentareas/countriesmeetingtogether
onlinetodiscussmatters(e.g.businessconference,Googlehangout)
Blogsonlinejournalsofindividualsorgroups
Vlogssimilartoblogsbutwithvideo(perhapsonYouTube)

Lesson4OnlineDocuments
Inthislessonyoucovered:

Onlinedocuments
Compressionandexpansionoffiles
Advantagesofusingonlinesoftwarecollaborativeworking,sharingdocumentsand
automaticbackup
Controlofdocuments(versioncontrol,levelsofaccessandfilepermissionsincluding
readonly,read/writeandfullcontrol)

Lesson5CloudComputing
Inthislessonyoucovered:

Onlinecommunication
Theconcept,applicationofandimplicationsof:
Cloudcomputing
Ubiquitouscomputing

HelpfulWords:

Thingsthatcouldbeconnectedtotheinternet:

Amobile(smart)phonecanbeusedtoaccessemail,webpages,apps.
Potplantscanhavetheirwaterlevelmonitored.
Parcelscanbetracked.
Petscanbemonitored.
Contentsoffridgescanbenoted.
Elderlypeoplecanbemonitored.
Bookscanbetracked.
Bicyclescanbetracked.
Theheatingandlightingcontrolsinyourhomecouldbeaccessibleviatheinternet
soyoucouldsettheheating,etc.,beforeyougethome.

ComponentsoftheInternetandhowDigitalDevicesExchangeandStore
Information
Lesson6TheInternet
Inthislessonyoucovered:

Globalnetwork
Pointsofpresenceandinternetexchangepoints
Internetinfrastructure(clients,servers,routers)
Connectionmethods(broadband,WiFi,dialup)
Internetprotocols(TCP,IP,FTP)
Theroleofinternetserviceproviders(ISP)andtheservicestheyoffer
Bandwidthandtransmissionrates

Lesson7WorldwideWeb
Inthislessonyoucovered:

Whatistheworldwideweb?
Webservers
Websitestructureandhyperlinks
UniformResourceLocator(URL)
HyperTextTransferProtocol(HTTP)componentsandfunctionofeachcomponent
HyperTextMarkupLanguage(HTML)
Internetbrowsersandtheirrole
Searchenginespurposeandroleinmaintainingindexesofwebpages

Lesson8Email
Inthislessonyoucovered:

Sendingemails
Advantagesanddisadvantagesofemailandwebmail
SimpleMailTransferProtocol(SMTP)
PostOfficeProtocol(POP3)
InternetMessageAccessProtocol(IMAP)

Lesson9DataExchange
Inthislessonyoucovered:

Transmissionmodes(simplex,halfduplex,duplex)
Hardwareandsoftwarerequiredforrealtimecommunication
Theroleofacoder/decoder(CODEC)
Maincharacteristicsoftransmissionmethods:fibreoptic;wireless(infrared,
microwave,satellite);wired

Lesson10DataExchange2
Inthislessonyoucovered:

Maincharacteristicsofparallelandserialandbidirectionaltransmission
Packetswitchingwhatisapacket?Benefitsofpacketswitching
Wirelessnetworksconcepts,structureandimplicationsofwirelessnetworks
including:
Componentsofawirelessnetwork(router,accesspoints,wirelessnetworkadaptors)
Clientsideprocessing
Serversideprocessing

Lesson11DataStorage
Inthislessonyoucovered:

Databasestructure(tables,records,fields,datatypes,relationships)
Onlinedatabases
DatabaseManagementSystems(DBMS)

HelpfulWords:

Databasesaremadeupof:

Tableacollectionofrecords
Recordanitemstoredwithrelevantinformation(e.g.member)
Fieldthetypeofinformationthatisneededintherecord(e.g.name,address)
Relationshiptheconnectionbetweentwoormoretables
Datatypethetypeofdataafieldmusthold(e.g.dateofbirth,date)

Issueswithoperatingonlineandpossiblethreatstodata
Lesson12PossibleThreatstoData

Inthislessonyoucovered:

Securityissueswithregardtoemail(viruses,phishing,identitytheft)

Securitymeasures(encryption,passwords,accessrestriction,firewalls,antivirus
software)
Maliciousandaccidentaldamagetodata
Backingupdata
Datarecovery
Benefitsandpossibledangersofwidespreadsocialnetworkingandinstant
messaging
Managementofereputation
Onlinemonitoringofindividualsmovementsandcommunications
Currentlegislation(e.g.DataProtectionAct)

HelpfulWords:

Opportunistacomputerleftloggedoncanbeatemptingtargetforsomepeople
Computervirusasmallsoftwareprogramthatcanduplicateitselfandspreadlikea
realvirus.Theyoftenmakesomechangestoyourfiles,someareanuisanceand
othersareaseriousproblem
Trojanasmallprogramthathidesinyourcomputerfilesandopensgatewaysfor
hackers
Phishingcantakemanyforms,butusuallyattemptstostealinformationfromyou
bydirectingyoutoawebsitethatlookslikeaoneyoutrust.Oftenanemaillinkingto
aspoofwebsite